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Originally Posted by Tim Wilkinson
Williams had nothing to do with the 19. They didn't get involved until a few years into the life of the Laguna, and I've heard they buried most of the parts.
Weren't the BTCC 19s converted rally cars, or have I assumed that since it was a rally driver (Ragnotti?) who did most of the testing and development work?
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No, they were built as touring cars, however, a lot of design influence came from Renault's rally programmes- the 19s were designed and built by Renault Sport in Paris, and I believe the designer came from a rally background.
Ragnotti may well have been in on the testing and development- although he's best known as a rally driver, he also has a lot of racing experience- he's driven sportscars at Le Mans several times, and I think he raced touring cars for Renault in France in the 80s